ICT Safety,

Security and
Netiquette
 • Apply online safety,
security, ethics, and
etiquette standards
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Computer
Ethics and
Netiquette
Computer Ethics
 A new branch of ethics that with the
standards of conduct in the use of
computers.
Netiquette
 Is concerned with the “proper” manner of
communication in the online environment.
Whenever you communicate in the virtual
world, consider the following “rules,” adapted
from Virginia Shea’s Core Rules of Netiquette.
 • When communicating
electronically, whether
Rule 1: through email, instant
Remember message, discussion post,
text, or another method,
the Human practice the Golden Rule: Do
unto others as you would
have others do unto you.
 • While it can be argued
that standards of behavior
may be different in the
Rule 2: virtual world, they
Adhere to the certainly should not be
same standards of lower. You should do your
behavior online best to act within the laws
that you follow in
life and ethical manners of
society whenever you
inhabit “cyberspace”.
 • “Netiquette varies from
domain to domain.” (Shea,
Rule 3: 1994) Depending where you
Know where are in the virtual world, the
same written communication
you are in can be acceptable in one
cyberspace area, where it might be
considered inappropriate in
another.
 • Electronic communication takes time: time
to read and time in which to respond.

Rule 4:
Most people today lead busy lives, just
like you do, and don’t have time to read or

R es p e c t o t h e r respond to frivolous emails or discussion

posts. As a virtual world communicator, it

pe o p le ’ s t i m e is your responsibility to make sure that the

time spent reading your words isn’t
an d wasted. Make your written communication
meaningful and to the point, without
bandwidth extraneous text or superfluous graphics or
attachments that may take forever to
download.
 • One of the virtual world’s best things
is the lack of judgment associated
with your physical appearance, the
sound of your voice, or the clothes
Rule 5: you wear (unless you post a video of
Make yourself singing Karaoke in a clown
outfit.) The quality of your writing will
yourself look judge you, so keep the following tips

good online
in mind:
- Always check for spelling and
grammar errors
- Know what you’re talking about and
state it clearly
- Be pleasant and polite
 • The internet offers its users
many benefits; one is the
ease in which information can
Rule 6: be shared or accessed, and
Share expert in fact, this “information
knowledge sharing” capability is one of
the reasons the internet was
founded. So in the spirit of the
Internet’s “founding fathers,”
share what you know!
 • “Flaming is what people
Rule 7: do when they express a
Help keep strongly held opinion
flame wars without holding back any
under emotion.”
control
 • Depending on what you
are reading in the virtual
world, be it an online
Rule 8: class discussion forum,
Respect Facebook page, or an
other email, you may be
people’s exposed to some private
or personal information
privacy that needs to be handled
with care.
 • Like in face-to-face situations,
there are people in cyberspace
who have more “power” than
others. They have more expertise
in technology or have years of
Rule 9: experience in a particular skill or
subject matter. Maybe it is you who
Don’t abuse possesses all of this knowledge
and power! Just remember:
your power knowing more than others do or
having more power than others
does not give you the right to take
advantage of anyone.
 • Not everyone has the same
amount od experience working in
Rule 10: the virtual world. And not everyone
knows the rules of Netiquette. At
Be forgiving of some point, you will see a stupid

other people’s
question, read an unnecessary
long response, or encounter
mistakes misspelled words; when this
happens, practice kindness and
forgiveness as you would hope
someone would do if you had
committed the same offense.
THANK YOU 
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